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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Imaginarium Designs - April Tag

Today, I am sharing one of my April projects for Imaginarium Designs. (Check back next week for my second project!) This year, I am playing along with Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2013 - and this is my interpretation of his April Tag! I wanted to go for a monochromatic look with a pop of colours - so I started out by mod-podging some Tissue Wrap (Melange) onto the base tag - I knew I wanted to use a chipboard butterfly, so I intentionally used a section of the Tissue Wrap with a large butterfly. I used Film Strip Ribbon in place of the Crinkle Ribbon and stapled it to the top of the tag. I used three different Tissue Tapes - two from the Elements pack and one from the Symphony pack. In place of the metal corner, I used a rectangular Facet with Tissue Wrap mod-podged on the back - I used the section of wrap that had the definition of "Memory" on it. I added a jump ring and Swivel Clasp to the Facet and attached the Swivel Clasp to one of the embellishments. The flowers are all by Prima - I love the way the teal pops against the black and white tag!

The Imaginarium Designs embellishments and number are painted with black acrylic paint, to which I added some pearlizing medium (I wish this showed up better in the photos). I added a couple of rhinestones to the centre of the embellishments and some Kaisercraft Tiny Alphas to the number so that it says "4-ever". The butterfly is painted with white metallic pearl acrylic paint and then I finger-smudged some Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink in Frosted Aqua around the edges of the wings and on the body/antennae. Here are some close-ups!

Welcome to my Scrapbooking (and Crafts) blog! My name is Sarah and
I live in Ontario, Canada. I am a married, working mom to one beautiful little boy, who often (i.e. almost always) is the subject of my layouts! I started scrapbooking several years ago, and was immediately addicted. I absolutely love the creative process of putting together a scrapbook page, tag, or off-the-page project. I love trying different (non-traditional) materials and new techniques - especially mixed media. Although most of my work is layouts or altered items, I love using my scrapbooking supplies for other crafty projects, including canvases, tags, ATCs, home/seasonal decor, etc.